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Recent Examples of pothole
Since then, maintenance has been cut back, and small or moderate-size potholes in Avonwood Drive have expanded to wide and sometimes deep craters.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
In the video, a school bus gets stuck in a pothole and JJ and his friends transform into superheroes after eating some delicious fruity muffins.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
And it’s projected to increase further — before a single pothole is filled or police officer is hired.
—John J Roach Iii, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
This combination of strength and energy generation could be used in several types of wearables and Internet of Things applications, including infrastructure systems to reinforce bridges and highways that sense when a crack, pothole, or other damage appears, Yu says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
In the video, a school bus gets stuck in a pothole and JJ and his friends transform into superheroes after eating some delicious fruity muffins.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
And it’s projected to increase further — before a single pothole is filled or police officer is hired.
—John J Roach Iii, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
This combination of strength and energy generation could be used in several types of wearables and Internet of Things applications, including infrastructure systems to reinforce bridges and highways that sense when a crack, pothole, or other damage appears, Yu says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pothole
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So far, Casalinuovo’s banjo catfish have been found at four sites in the Bermejo River basin of northwestern Argentina, near the borders with Bolivia and Chile.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, there were no tropical storms or hurricanes in the Atlantic basin on that date this year, AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva told Newsweek.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The permits dictate that cabins located in the floodplain — which includes most of the little community — cannot be rebuilt.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Today, no homes can be built in a floodplain per Benbrook city ordinance.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sure, there are some spots that are vulnerable to cheap homers, but the middle third of the field is a canyon, and all other types of base hits are suppressed there.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The canyon between Laura and the couple remains vast after Laura told Cherry in Episode 3 that Daniel died after his rock-climbing accident just to get Cherry out of their lives.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of toys, drone pilots can win perks such as new combat boots, electric kettles, or upgraded night-vision goggles.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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There are several variations, including the front squat, goblet squat (holding a weight or kettle bell), back squat (holding a bar on the shoulders) and the split squat (stationary lunge).—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Rounding out the key specs are 11-speed Shimano gears, four-piston Magura hydraulic disc brakes, alloy flatbar, Selle Royal saddle and an overall bike weight of 35 kg (77 lb).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Sep. 2025
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There is no substitute for time in the saddle.—
Samantha Dunn,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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While the team tried to pull him up to safety, his belt broke, and Bell went back down into the crevasse.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The remains of a British researcher who fell into a crevasse on an Antarctic glacier 66 years ago have been recovered, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) said.—
Haicen Yang,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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There were more creeks, high hills, big parks, passes, and open mountainsides with broken, timbered canyons and gulches.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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Mandatory evacuations were active along the Colorado 13 corridor from the White River near Meeker to south of Piceance Creek Road in Garfield County, parts of Rio Blanco County east of Willow Creek and south of Piceance Creek, and gulches west of Colorado 13.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Pothole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pothole. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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